Air Fryer Chips

5 from 7 votes

Homemade air fryer chips offer an irresistible crunch and delicious flavor, making them a great alternative to traditional fried chips that can be enjoyed as a quick snack or side dish.

Prep Time30

Cook Time45

Total Time1 15

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Air Fryer Chips Recipe

Servings: cups

Calories: 146kcal

Ingredients

2 large baking potatoes, Russet potatoes (sliced into ⅛-inch slices)
6 cups ice water
Non-Aerosol olive oil cooking spray, no propellants and no additives
½ teaspoon seasoned salt, Lawry’s brand
fresh chopped parsley or chives, optional garnish

Instructions

Place the thinly sliced potatoes into a large bowl with the ice water.
Allow the potato slices to soak for 15 to 20 minutes. This helps to remove as much of the potato starch as possible.
Drain the starchy ice water and rinse the potato slices under fresh cold water.
Place the potato slices onto a large baking sheet lined with paper towels, and spread them into an even layer.
Using another paper towel, pat the potato slices very dry. Remove the paper towels from the tray of potatoes.
Spray the dried potato slices evenly, on both sides, with the olive oil spray.
Preheat your air fryer to 400°F. Place a single layer of olive oil-coated potatoes into the basket of your air fryer. Be sure not to overcrowd, or overlap, your potato slices. You will need to make 2 to 3 batches of air fryer chips if you have a smaller air fryer.
Air fry your potato chips for 15 minutes. You will need to shake your basket about halfway through to make sure that all the surface area of each chip is frying. Be sure to check your chips for the last 2 to 3 minutes of air frying to make sure that none of your chips are burning.
Place your air fryer potato chips onto a serving plate and sprinkle with the seasoned salt while they are still hot.
You can garnish your chips with a sprinkle of fresh parsley or chopped chives if desired.

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Notes

You will need to gently scrub the outside of your potatoes with cool water (no soap needed). You do not need to peel your potatoes before slicing and air frying.
You can use a sharp knife or a mandoline slicer when slicing the unpeeled potatoes. Whichever method you choose, be sure to be very careful with the blades of both, as you will need to make very thin, uniform cuts.
It is very important that you do not skip the ice water bath for the potato slices. This step not only helps to prevent the potatoes from oxidizing and turning brown, but it also helps to pull out as much of the excess starch as possible. That is what will help yield nice crisp chips.
Sweet potatoes have less starch but more sugars than a standard russet potato. The same goes for Yukon Gold potatoes or red potatoes. You would only need to soak them for 5 to 10 minutes, but you would want to keep an eye on the fry time and temperature and adjust accordingly if they are starting to brown faster due to the increased sugar content.
If you are making a large batch of air fryer potatoes, you can keep half your potato slices soaking in the cold water while air frying your first 1 to 2 batches. You can rinse and dry them as you prepare to air fry them.
If you have two large baking sheets, you can use one of them for drying the potato slices and the other for spraying oil onto the potato slices. This will help if you are working in batches.

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